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Rifle Brigade Regular Battalions: 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade 4th Battalion, Rifle Brigade 5th Battalion, Rifle Brigade 6th Battalion, Rifle Brigade Territorial Force: 18th (London) Battalion, Rifle Brigade 19th (Western) Battalion, Rifle Brigade 20th (Northern) Battalion, Rifle Brigade 21st (Midland) Battalion, Rifle Brigade 22nd (Wessex and Welsh) Battalion, Rifle Brigade 23rd (North Western) Battalion, Rifle Brigade 24th (Home Counties) Battalion, Rifle Brigade 25th Garrison Battalion, Rifle Brigade Kitchener's New Army: 7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade 8th Battalion, Rifle Brigade 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade 10th Battalion, Rifle Brigade 11th Battalion, Rifle Brigade 12th Battalion, Rifle Brigade 13th Battalion, Rifle Brigade 14th Battalion, Rifle Brigade 15th Battalion, Rifle Brigade 16th (St. Pancras) Battalion, Rifle Brigade 17th Battalion, Rifle Brigade 51st Graduated Battalion, Rifle Brigade 52nd Graduated Battalion, Rifle Brigade 53rd Young Soldier Battalion, Rifle Brigade Want to know more about the Rifle Brigade? There are:7133 items tagged Rifle Brigade available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with Rifle Brigade during the Great War 1914-1918. Adams Charles Henry. L/Cpl. 7th Btn. Alders Harold Matthew. Pte. 11th Battalion (d.23rd March 1916) Aldridge Archie. Cpl. Allard William. Rflmn 12th Battalion (d.1st April 1916) Allison William. Rfmn. 9th Battalion (d.25th Sept 1915) Altham Richard. Rflmn. 1st Battalion, C Coy. (d.3rd May 1915) Ambrose John Francis. Rflm. 3rd Btn. (d.19th Jun 1918) Amey Edmund Victor. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.6th July 1915) Amos Thomas Harry. Rfmn. 13th Btn. D Coy. Anderson Albert. Rflmn. 11th Btn. (d.3rd Sep 1916) Ansell John George. Rflmn. 13th Btn. (d.18th April 1917) Appleton David Hopkins. Rflmn. 7th Btn. (d.14th Oct 1917) Ardrey Ellis. Pte. 9th Battalion (d.25th September 1915) Arnold Arthur. Pte. 1st Btn. Arnold MM Arthur James. Pte 13th Battalion Ashley William Thomas. Cpl. 3rd Battalion Atkins Bert. Rflmn. 9th Btn. (d.18th August 1916) Atkins Bert. Rifleman 9th Btn (d.18th August 1916) Auger F. Rflmn. 4th Btn. (d.20th Aug 1918) Badrick Percy. Rfmn. (d.30th May 1918) Bailey Ernest. Rfmn. 2nd Btn. (d.31st Jul 1917) Baker Felix Benjamin. L/Cpl. 9th Battalion (d.3rd May 1917) Baker MSM Henry Thomas. Rifleman. 1st Btn. Baker Thomas Hensen. Rflm. 10th Battalion (d.21st Nov 1917) Baker-Carr . Mjr. Barnard Robert George. Rflmn. 1st Btn. Barnes Arthur John. Pte. 16th (St. Pancras) Battalion (d.31st July 1917) Barnes Henry William. Rflmn. 5th Battalion, C Company, 10 Platoon (d.11th May 1917) Barnes Mulock Harold. Rfmn. 7th Btn. (d.1st Apr 1918) Barnett Robert. Rfmn. 1st Btn. (d.19th Dec 1914) Barry Frank. Pte. 10th Btn. (d.30th Nov 1917) Barton Walter. Rfm. 12th Battalion (d.27th Sep 1915) Basnett Edward Hudson. Rfm. 11th Btn. (d.4th Apr 1917) Bayley Peter Ferguson. 2nd Lt. 9th Btn. (d.23th March 1918) Beacham Charles Joseph. L/Cpl. 4th Battalion (d.25th Aug 1915) Beard Richard. Rfmn. 1st Btn. (d.23rd October 1916) Beard William Grantham. Rflmn. 7th Battalion (d.30th Jul 1915) Beechey Albert. Rflmn. 9th Btn (d.15th Sep 1916) Bentley MID Thomas Frederick. Cpl. 1st Btn. Bernstein Simon. Rfm. 1st Battalion (d.12th Oct 1917 ) Bird Frederick Charles. Rfmn. 2nd Btn (d.25th Sep 1915) Birtwistle DCM & Bar. Fred. CSM. 2nd Btn. Bissmire Alfred. Rflmn. 13th Btn. Blakey Thomas Muir. Rfmn. 13th Battalion (d.10th Jul 1916) Bostock Harold Leslie. Rfmn. 2nd Btn. (d.21st Jun 1916) Bowhill Wilfred Thompson . 13th Battalion Boxall Frederrick James. Rflmn. (d.7th November 1918) Boyle John George. Sgt. 11th Btn. Brackenbury Frederick. Pte. 13th Btn. Brady George Eric. L/Cpl. 10th Battalion (d.3rd September 1916) Brandon William Henry. L/Cpl. 2nd Btn. (d.31st Mar 1918) Brayshaw Herbert. Pte. 1st Battalion (d.5th Aug 1915) Brennan Benjamin. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.26th January 1916) Bridges William. Private 22nd Wessex & Welsh (d.27th Jun 1918) Bromwich Harry Edward. Rfmn. 13th Btn. (d.30th Jul 1917) Brooks Thomas Charles. Pte 8th Bn. D Coy. (d.25th Jan 1916) Brooks Thomas Charles. Pte. 8th Battalion (d.25th Jan 1916) Brooks Walter. Rfmn. 7th Btn (d.16th Oct 1917) Brooks MSM William Joseph. Pte 13th Battalion Brown George Walford. L/Cpl. 3rd Battalion Rifles (d.31st Jul 1917) Brown James. Rifleman 3rd Battalion (d.7th June 1917) Brown Joseph. Rflmn. 3rd Battalion (d.12th Oct 1915) Brown Rob. Rfmn. 1st Btn. (d.3rd Sep 1918) Bruce Oliver. 2Lt. 2nd Btn. (d.9th June 1918) Burch Robert Henry. 13th Bn Burrell Frederick. 2nd Battalion (d.23 October 1916) Butchers Ernest. Rflmn. 13th Btn. (d.13th Aug 1918) Butt C. E.. 2nd Lt. 9th Btn. (d.4th April 1918) Butt Lewis John Dalgliesh. 2nd Lieut 16th (Service) Bn. (d.4th Jul 1916) Butzbach Arthur Stanley. L/Cpl. 13th Btn, C Coy. (d.5th Jun 1917) Buxton Jocelyn Murray Victor. 2nd Lt. 6th Btn. (d.1st Jul 1916) Byrne Hedley John. Rflmn. 10th Battalion (d.3rd Sep 1916) Carling Thomas. Rfmn. 13th Btn (d.1st July 1916) Carpenter Sidney. Rflmn. 1st Btn (d.1st October 1917) Carter James. Rflm. 11th Btn. (d.10th Jul 1916) Carter James. Pte. 11th Battalion (d.10th July 1916) Cates VC. George Edward. 2nd Lt. 2nd Btn. (d.9th March 1917) Chambers Albert. 1st Btn. (d.1916) Chapman Charles Frederick. 11th Btn. Chapple Arthur. Rflmn. 9th Battalion (d.3rd May 1917) Childs Leslie. Rfm. 3rd Battalion (d.21st June 1917) Clarke Harry. Rfmn. 13th Btn. (d.31st May 1917) Cliffe Frank. Rfm. 12th Battalion (d.25th Sep 1915) Clifford John James. Pte. 1st Battalion Clifford John James. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.30th Aug 1918) Coakley Joseph Lynch. Capt. (d.19th Oct 1917) Cole Johnny. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.15th April 1915) Cole Thomas Henry. Rfn. 1st Btn. (d.3rd Oct1917) Coleman Ernest James. Sgt. 63rd Coy. (d.28th Aprl 1917) Congreve VC, DSO, MC, MID. William La Touche. Major. (d.20th July 1916) Conley Henry Alfred James. Pte. 7th Btn. Cooke William Matthew. Sgt. 13th Btn. Cooper John. Rflmn. 9th Battalion (d.28th July 1915) Cooper John Edward. Rfmn. No 3 Coy 8th Btn (d.17th June 1915) Coppin Frank Ernest Herbert. L/Cpl. 1st Battalion (d.26th Aug1914) Cork Horace Stanley. Pte. 9th Btn., A Coy. Corner Leonard William. Rfm. 7th Battalion (d.15th Sep 1916) Cornwell MM & bar. Alfred Ernest. A/Cpl. 1st Battalion Cove Harry. Rfmn. 16th (St. Pancras) Btn (d.3rd Sep 1916) Cowling Bernard William Kingsbury. Rflmn. 2nd Btn. (d.24th Apr 1918) Cox Frederick. Rfmn. 3rd Battalion (d.6th Feb 1916) Coyne Patrick Joseph. Rfmn. 12th Btn. (d.17th Aug 1917) Cozens Albert Edward. L/Cpl. 13th Btn. (d.28th April 1917) Craston MM. George Vernon. L/Cpl. 3th Battalion (d.16th May 1918) Cresswell William. Rflmn. 1st Battalion (d.28th June 1915) Critchell Frederick. Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.26th June 1917) Cross DCM. Alfred James. Sgt. 2nd Btn. (d.31st July 1917) Cullis Henry Thoreau. 2nd Lt. 15th Btn. att. 12th Btn. (d.10th Dec 1915) Cumpstey Fred. Pte. 12th Battalion Cutbush Charles. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.3rd May 1915) Daniels Jesse. Pte. 53rd Battalion Davies Raymond. Pte Davis MID Owen Walter. CSM 9th Batallion Day Stamford Percy. Rflmn. 1st Battalion (d.1st Sep 1918) De Haro Grant. Rflmn. 3rd Btn. (d.12th October 1918) Dean William John. Rfmn. 13th Btn. (d.23rd Nov 2018) Deer Ernest. Rflmn. 1st Btn. (d.16th June 1918) Denyer Charles. Rfn. 2nd Btn. (d.24th Sep 1917) Devlin Robert. Rfmn. 20th Btn (Northern) (d.2nd Apr 1918) Diaper James Charles. Cpl. 24th (Home Counties) Btn. Dickerson Walter. Pte. 12th Btn. B Coy. Dines Charles George. Rfm 9th Btn (d.24th Mar 1918) Dixon Frederick Charles. Sergeant 12th Btn. (d.9th Sep 1915) Douglas MM. Peter. Pte. 13th Btn. Doyle Joseph. Rflmn. 2nd Battalion (d.31st March 1918) Drake VC. Alfred George. Cpl. 8th Btn. (d.23rd Nov 1915) Draper Charles Frederick. Cpl. 9th Btn (d.1st July 1916) Dunkerton Frederick John . Rflmn. 16th (St Pancras) Battalion (d.3rd Sept 1916) Dunnett James. Rflmn 51st Btn. (d.30th November 1918) Dyer William Ewart. Pte 2nd Battalion Edmondson John. Rfm. 1st Battalion (d.1st Nov 1918) Edwards J. R.. Rfm. 3rd Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917) Eley William. Pte 9th Battalion (d.18th Aug 1917) Elliott Frederick Robert. Rflmn. 2nd Btn. (d.2nd Dec 1917) Elms Thomas. 12th Battalion (d.21st September 1917) Emeny Arthur. Rfm. 9th Battalion (d.15th Sep 1916) Emmens Harold. Rfmn. 9th Btn. B Coy. (d.8th Sep 1917) Enfield Cecil R. Rflmn. 3rd Btn. (d.6th September 1915) Esquilant Frederick Alfred. Sgt. 12th Btn., C Coy. (d.2nd Dec 1917) Essex Reginald William. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.22nd Feb 1916) Evans John Alexander. Rflmn. 9th Battalion (d.15th Sep1916) Farr James William. Rfmn. 1st Btn. Fay MM. Philip. L/Cpl. 9th Btn. (d.4th Apr 1918) Fenn Charles Fredrick. Rflmn. 9th Btn. (d.24th March 1918) Ferry Percival Alexander. Rflm. 16th Btn. (d.31st Jul 1917) Field W.. Pte. 3rd Btn. Field Walter Thomas. Cpl. 12th Battalion (d.5th Sep 1916) Fitzgerald Ernest. L/Cpl. 16th Btn. (d.3rd September 1916) Flicker MM James. Rfm. 9th Battalion, "A" Company (d.24th Mar 1918) Flint Albert Edward. Rfn. (d.23rd April 1917) Flynn James. Rfmn. 9th (Service) Btn. (d.25th Sept 1915) Ford MID. Joseph William. Pte. 1st Btn. Ford T.. Rfm. 3rd Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917) Franklin William. Pte. 8th Battalion (d.4th April 1918) Franks Edwin. Rfm. 7th Btn. (d.2nd Feb 1916) Freemantle Ernest. Rfmn. 14th Btn. (d.26th Jan 1915) Frost Herbert Charles. Rflmn. 1st Btn. (d.1st Nov 1918) Gayes Andrew George. Rflmn. 12th Btn. (d.30th November 1917) Gear Arthur. Pte. 16th Battalion (d.17th Nov 1917) Gibaud James Edward George. Pte. Gibson Thomas. Rflmn. 1st Battalion (d.15th June 1918) Gildersleve Thomas. Rfmn. 13th Battalion (d.14th Nov 1916) Giles David. Rfmn. 9th Btn. (d.22nd June 1915) Girling Thomas William Carter. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.1st July 1916) Gladwin William. Rifleman 11th Btn (d.3rd Sep 1916) Gladwin William. Rflmn. A Coy, 11th Btn. (d.3 Sept 1916) Godwin Louis Vionnet. 2nd Lt. 2nd Btn. (d.23rd October 1916) Goodey MC George. CSM 9th Btn. (d.15th Sep 1916) Gough VC. John Edmund. Brig-Gen. (d.22nd Feb 1915) Graut Herbert Mallett. L/Cpl. 1st Battalion (d.3 May 1915) Gray Sydney Robert. Rflmn. 10 Btn. Green James Edward. Rfm. 9th Btn. (d.27th Apr 1917) Gregory William Thomas. Pte. 12th Battalion (d.17th August 1917) Gribbin Richard. Pte. 8th Btn. (d.30th July 1915) Groombridge Frederick James Charles. Pte. 9th Btn. Grundy Alfred. Pte. 9th Battalion Hall James Benjamin. Sgt. 13th Battalion Hall Joseph. Pte. 8th Battalion (d.20 May 1918 ) Hall William Creed. 10th (Hackney) Btn. Hall William. Rfn 2nd Btn Hamer William Evan. Rflmn. 10th Btn. Hamer William Evan. Rflmn. 8th, 1st and 10th Btns. Hamer William Evan. Pte. 10th Btn. Hansen William Henry. Rflmn. 16th Btn. D Coy. (d.24th Jun 1917) Harmer James. Temp/Sgt. 2nd Btn. Harris Bertram George. Rflmn. 16th Btn. Harris Edward. Pte. 7th Battalion (d.18th October 1917) Harris Henry William. Pte. 5th Btn. Harris Philip Claude. Rfmn. 3rd Btn. (d.23rd Oct 1914) Harris Sydney. Rflmn. 11th Bn. (d.25/02/1916) Harvey Ernest Edgar. Rfmn. 12th Btn. (d.29th Dec 1915) Harvey William. Pte. 22nd Battalion Hayden Percy James. Rfm. 8th Btn. Hayward MM Walter John. CSM 8th Btn. (d.26th August 1916) Heath Frank Jabez. Henderson Joseph. L/Cpl. 8th Btn. (d.21st Mar 1918) Herbert Harold Jesse. Rflmn. 2nd Btn. (d.17th November 1917) Herrmann A. W. F.. Rfm. 3rd Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917) Herrmann James Thomas. Rifleman (d.15th October 1917) Hewitt Albert Victor. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.15th Sep 1916) Hill Percy Henry. Pte. 19th (Western) Battalion. (d.1st Jan 1917) Hiscock Sidney F. Pte Hoare Ralph John. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.31st October 1916) Hoath Harry Gardner. Rflmn. 13th Btn. (d.16th Jul 1916) Hobday Leonard Isaac. Pte. 11th Battalion (d.20th Sep 1917) Hobday DCM. William. 2Lt. 8th Battalion (d.17th April 1917) Hodges George W.. Cpl 1st Btn. Holloway William George. Rflmn. 9th Btn. (d.5th Jan 1916) Honeyman William Robert. Rflmn. 11th Btn. (d.13th Dec 1916) Hopkins Arthur Howard. Pte. Horne Joseph. L/Cpl. 23rd (North Western) Btn.. (d.19th Sep 1918) Horton A. Rflmn. 11th Bn. (d.25th February 1916) Houghton Frederick Charles. Pte. 3rd Battalion Howarth Arthur. Rfn. 8th Btn. (d.30th Jul 1915) Howarth Arthur. Rflmn 8th Btn (d.30th July 1915) Howell Robert. Rflmn. 13th Btn. (d.1st Oct 1918) Hulse Percy. Cpl. 12th Btn. (d.26th Sept 1915) Hunt Percy Henry. Pte. 7th Btn. (d.18th Aug 1916) Hunter Thomas Vicars. Capt. (d.5th December 1917) Hurley Charles Edward. Rflmn. 7th Btn. (d.18th Aug 1916) Hussey George William. Rflmn. 2nd Btn. (d.31st July 1917) Hyslop William Joseph. Pte. 2nd Btn. Ingram Percival St.John. Rflmn. 13th Battalion (d.23rd April 1917) Ingram Percy St John. Rfmn. 13th Btn. (d.24th Apr 1917) Inman J. Sgt. 11th Bn. (d.25th February 1916) Irish G. A.. Rflmn. 2nd Btn. (d.3rd Oct 1915) James Hugh Parry. Pte. 33rd Btn. Jenkins Arthur William. Cpl. 16th Btn. (d.18th April 1918) Jennings DCM Thomas. Sjt. 3rd Battalion (d.27th Mar 1918) Johnson George Charles. L/Cpl. 16th Battalion (d.3rd Sept 1916) Johnson George Charles. L/Cpl. 16th Btn. (d.3rd Sep 1916) Johnstone George Elder. Rflmn. 12th Battalion (d.28th Sep 1917) Jones Frederick George. Rifleman 12th Service Battalion (d.17th Sep 1916) Jones Frederick William. L/Cpl. 2nd Battalion (d.5th November 1918) Jones Sidney Walter. Rfmn. 2nd Battalion (d.27th May 1916) Joyce Edward. Rflmn. 2nd Battalion (d.1st December 1917) Joyce Edward. Rflmn. 2nd Battalion (d.1st December 1917) Joyce Edward. Kadwill William Arthur. Sgt. 4th Btn. (d.16th October 1918) Karasek H.. Rflmn. 16th Btn. (d.16th Oct 1916) Kell Charles Henry. Pte. 2nd Btn. Kelly Bernard. Rflmn. 11th Bn. (d.25/02/1916) Kendall John. Pte. Kenney William. Pte. King James William. L/Cpl. 2/10th Btn. King William George. Cpl. 6th Btn. Kirby John Joseph. Pte. 16th Btn. Kittle William G.. Pte. 8th Btn. (d.3rd October 1916) Knowlden Alfred. L/Cpl. 8th Btn. (d.15th Sep 1916) Knowles Thomas Walter. Rflmn. 7th Btn. (d.31st Jul 1915) Laflin Ernest Alfred. Pte. 16th (Service) Battalion, C Coy. (d.3rd Sep 1916) Lahmerd MM. George Henry. Pte. 3rd Battalion Lambourne William Thomas. Pte. Lawrence MM. Charles Casio. Sjt. 7th (Service) Battalion (d.12th Oct 1917) Leahy James. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.13th Mar 1915) Lee Percy. Rflmn. 2nd Btn. (d.23rd October 1916) Lee Stephen. Sgt. 13th Btn. (d.28th April 1917) Lees C. Rflmn. 11th Bn. (d.25th February 1916) Legg Edward John. L/Cpl. 12th Btn. (d.7th Oct 1916) Lesurf William Frederick. Rfm. 1st Battalion (d.19th Oct 1916) Lewis Henry. Rfmn. 1st Btn. Lewis Henry George. Rflmn. 11th Btn. (d.3rd September 1916) Linfield Walter. L/Cpl. 8th Battalion (d.15th Sep 1916) Linskey James Bede. Rfmn. 3rd Battalion (d.1st Sep 1916) Linton George Frederick. 9th Btn. (d.22nd August 1917) Livings Davies Walter. Rflmn. 7th Battalion (d.30th March 1917) Lloyd Thomas James. Rfmn. 12th Battalion (d.26th Sep 1915) Lock William Frederick Leon. Pte. 9th Btn. Lodge Thomas James. Rfmn. 1st Btn. (d.5th Nov 1914) Lucioni William. 9th Battalion (d.22nd Aug 1916) Mackeson MiD. Christopher. 2nd Lt. 2nd Btn. (d.16th Aug 1917) Magill Charles. Rflmn. 1st Btn. (d.1st Nov 1918) Maloney James Benjamin. Rflmn. 9th Battalion (d.18th Aug 1917) Maloney James Benjamin. Rflmn. 9th Battalion (d.18th August 1917) Manning Ernest Arthur. Sgt. 14th Battalion (d.7th July 1918) Manuel Sidney Harold. Pte 10th Btn Marchant F.. Rflmn. 7th Battalion Marriott Fredeick Ernest. 2nd Lt. 7th Battalion (d.30th July 1915) Martin Frank Purdy. Pte. 9th Btn. Martin James. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.15th September 1916) Mason Alfred. Cpl 1st Btn. (d.1st July 1916) Mason Alfred. Cpl. 1st Btn. (d.1st July 1916) Mason Alfred. Cpl. 1st Battalion (d.1st July 1916) Mason Alfred. Cpl. 1st Btn. (d.1st July 1916) Matthews Frank Harold. Pte. 1st Btn. Maunders Leonard. Rflmn. 3rd Btn. (d.25th September 1914) Maycock Charles Ernest. Sgt. 12th Btn. (d.30th Nov 1917) Maynard James Frederick. Rfmn. 7th Btn. (d.6th Dec 1916) McAfee Lewis Alexander. Cpt. 8th Batallion (d.30th July 1915) McAuliffe Patrick Francis. 23rd Btn. C Company. McDonald John. Rflmn. 2nd Battalion (d.21st April 1917) McDonald John. Rflmn. 2nd Battalion (d.21st April 1917) McMahon William Bernard. Sgt. 16th (St Pancras) Btn. (d.7th Oct 1916) Merrington Arthur Price. Cpl. (d.21st August 1918) Middleton Edward. L/Cpl. 2nd Btn. Miles William George. Rflmn. 16th (St Pancras) Battalion (d.3rd Sep 1916) Millard John Herbert. Pte. 4th Btn. Milsom Sidney. Lt. 8th Btn. (d.30 July 1915) Mingo Ernest Leonard. Pte. (d.18th Oct 1916) Missen Henry. L/Cpl. 8th Battalion (d.3rd May 1917) Missen Henry. L/Cpl. 8th Battalion (d.3rd May 1917) Missen Henry Stanley. L/Cpl. 8th Battalion (d.3rd May 1917) Mole Stephen Horace. Sgt. 2nd Btn. Moore Edward Charles. Rflmn. 9th Btn. (d.4th Apr 1918) Moran Edward. Rifleman. 3rd Btn. (d.15th October 1918) Morris James Bloomfield. Cpl. 10th Btn. (d.30th Nov 1917) Morrison Charles Henry. Pte. 17th Battalion Moulding Benjamin. Rflmn. 7th Battalion (d.30th July 1915) Musslewhite William John. Pte. 13th Btn. (d.29th April 1917) Myatt Walter Albert. Rflmn. 12th Battalion (d.30 November 1917) Mycock DCM. Harry. 8th Btn. Naulder Walter. Pte Newbold Frederick. Pte. 11th Battalion Newton Percy Holyoake Neller. Rfmn. 3rd Btn. (d.22nd Mar 1915) Nixon Edgar Ford. Rfmn. (d.22nd Mar 1918) Nobbs Sidney Henry. Rflmn. 2nd Battalion (d.23rd Oct 1916) Noble VC Cecil Reginald. L/Cpl. 2nd Btn. C Company, (d.13th March 1915) Noble James Alfred. Rflm. 7th Battalion (d.21st Mar 1918) Noon Percy Frank. Pte. 19th (Western) Battalion (d.1st January 1917) Noulton George. Sgt. 23rd Btn. (d.27th Sep 1918) Oliver Albert George. Rfmn. 20th Btn. Orchard Ernest John. Rflmn. 3rd Btn. (d.2nd August 1917) Orrells David. L/Cpl. 3rd Btn. (d.9th August 1917) Orsler Arthur Edmond. Pte. 1st Battalion. (d.2nd Oct 1917) Overs Michael. Pte. Owen Thomas. Rfm. 5th Btn. Page Thomas Eldred. Rflm. (d.1st Nov 1918) Pain Albert George. Pte. Pain Charles Ringwood. Rifleman 7th (Service) Battalion (d.30th July 1915) Parfitt Frederick William. Rfmn. 12th Btn. (d.29th Jun 1916) Parfitt William G.. L/Cpl. 3rd Btn. (d.6th Jul 1915) Parham John Edwin. Pte. 2nd Btn. Parrish MM. Henry. Sgt. C Coy. 9th Btn. (d.15th Sep 1916) Parsons A. J.. Sgt. 11th Btn. Payne Frederick Henry. Pte Payne Henry Richard. L/Cpl. 7th Btn. (d.12th Oct 1917) Pearson Charles E.. Rfmn. 9th Battalion (d.25th Aug 1916) Pereira Henry Miles. Pte. 16th Btn. (d.5th June 1916) Perkins James Reynolds. Pte. 9th Service Btn. Perry George Henry. Rflmn. 1st Btn. (d.1st December 1917) Perryman Alfred George. A/Cpl. 4th Battalion Perton Frank Giles. Rfmn. 4th Btn. (d.10th May 1915) Phillips Edward Campbell. 1st Battalion Phillips MM. Walter Arthur. Rflman. 1st Btn. (d.13th Oct 1917) Pickett George. Rfln 2nd Btn (d.31st May 1915) Piggin Robert. Rfmn. 7th Btn. (d.8th Sep 1915) Pike James. Rflmn. 10th Battalion (d.3rd Sep 1916) Pike James. Rflmn. 10th Btn. (d.3rd Sep 1916) Pitches Charles John. Rfl. 12th Battalion (d.19th June 1917) Pitt John. Rflmn. 13th Btn. (d.14th March 1916) Plom Charles Leonard. Rflmn. 12th Btn. Polden William James. Rflmn. 5th Battalion Polden William James. Rfmn. 16th (St Pancras) Btn. B Coy Polden William James. Rfn 13th Btn Pollard Frank. Sgt. 13th Btn. (d.23rd August 1918) Pond Frederick. Pte. 2/15th Btn. and 3rd Btn. Poppleton Edwin Knight. Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.6th Feb 1918) Powell Leonard Thomas. Rfmn. 7th Battalion (d.26th Oct 1915) Pozzi Albert. Pte. 16th Btn. (d.3rd September 1916) Pozzi Frederick William. Pte. 16th Battalion (d.3rd September 1916) Pretty Frederick Luce. Cpl. 1st Battalion Pritchard W. J.. Rflmn. 10th Btn. (d.26th August 1915) Quilty MID Fredrick Richard. L/Sgt. 13th Battalion (d.8th May 1918) Quinn Bernard Thomas. Rflmn. 9th Battalion (d.25th Sep 1915) Ramsay Norman. 2nd Lt. 16th Battalion (d.3rd Sep 1916) Randall Joseph James. Rfm. 3rd Battalion (d.1st Feb 1915) Rann Charles Henry. Sgt. 2nd Btn., D Coy. (d.28th July 1917) Reader Colin Leonard. Rflmn. 7th Btn. (d.30th Jul 1915) Reeks Frank. Rfn 16th Btn (d.4th Feb 1917) Reynolds William Benjamin. Rflmn. 1st Btn (d.6th July 1915) Rice Henry. Rflmn. 2nd Btn. (d.6th March 1918) Ridler Willis. Cpl. 22nd Btn. (d.28th April 1916) Ritchie Thomas Geddes. Rflmn. 2nd Btn. (d.26th October 1917) Roberts MID Harry. L/Cpl. 41st Coy. Roberts Lionel John. 2nd Lt. 16th (St Pancras) Btn. (d.3rd Sep 1916) Roberts Robert. Rfmn. 2nd Bn. (d.25th Sep 1915) Robinson Albert William. Rflmn. Robinson William James. Rifleman 8th Battalion, C Coy. (d.15th Sept 1916) Robinson William. Rfm. 13th Btn (d.10th Jan 1918) Romanini Louis. Rflmn. 2nd Btn. (d.7th Aug 1916) Salter E L. Pte 7th Battalion, C Company Saward Charles Richard. Rfmn. 10th Btn. (d.30th Nov 1917) Scannell John. Pte. 22nd (Wessex & Welsh) Battalion Scott Arthur Edward. 2nd Lt. 3rd Btn. (d.21st March 1918) Searle Walter. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.19th October 1916) Seary Sidney George. L/Cpl. 1st Battalion (d.3rd May 1915) Seccombe Henry George. Rifleman 16th Btn. (d.3rd Jun 1917) Seeger Albert Edward. Rifleman 12th Btn (d.20th Sep 1917) Selby Edward Thomas. Rfm. 7th Battalion, C Coy (d.4th June 1917) Shaw DCM. Percy. CSM.. 1st Battalion Sheehan MM. Albert Frederick. L/Cpl. 16th Btn Shepherd MM George William. Pte. 9th Btn. Shillibeer John William Laurance. Rflmn. 8th Battalion (d.23rd March 1918) Shores Frederick. Cpl. 4th Btn. Simpson Reginald Charles. L/Cpl. 4th Battalion, C Coy Skeggs Albert Edward. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.2nd January 1917) Slaughter Herbert Othneil. L/Cpl. 5th Btn. (d.1st July 1916) Smale Matthew. Cpl. 16th Btn. (d.3rd Nov 1916) Smirthwaite Ernest Richard. Rflmn 10th Battalion (d.5th September 1916) Smith Benjamin J. Sgt. 4th Btn. (d.8th May 1915) Smith MM Frank Andrews. Rfmn. 7th (Service) Brigade (d.7th Dec 1917) Smith Joseph John. Rflmn. 13th Btn. Smith Joseph John. Pte. 16th (St Pancras) Battalion Smith Joseph. Rfmn. 2nd Btn. (d.25th Sep 1915) Smith W.. Rflmn. 2nd Btn. (d.3rd Oct 1915) Smith Walter. Sgt. 3rd Btn. (d.18th Oct 1914) Smith William Adieu. Pte. 9th Battalion Snape MM John. Cpl. 13th Battalion Snuggs William Augustus Frank . Rflmn. 2nd Btn. (d.16th April 1915 ) Soper Henry. Pte. 3rd Btn. Southam George William. Rfm. 12th Battalion (d.8th Sep 1915) Spratt Walter Edward. Rfmn. 1st Battalion (d.4th Oct 1917) Stephens Edward Samuel. Rflmn. 10th Battalion (d.31st May 1917) Stewart Cecil. L/Corporal (d.1st May 1917) Stewart Cecil . L/Cpl. 12th Btn. (d. 1st May 1917) Stimson Eric Malcolm. Pte. 9th Btn (d.12th Aug 1915) Strutt George Henry. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.15th Jul 1915) Sullivan Stephen. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.19th Dec 1914) Syrett Robert Charles. Rfm. 3rd Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917) Targett Frederick. Pte. 16th Btn. Targett Frederick. Rfmn. 16th Btn. Taylor Albert Edward. 1st Battalion (d.19 October 1916) Taylor Arthur Leonard. 2nd Lt. 10th Btn (d.19th November 1918) Taylor John William. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.7th Jan 1917) Taylor Joseph Alfred . Rfn. 3rd Btn. Taylor Thomas. Rfm. 1st Btn. (d.1st Nov 1918) Thomas Ralph Henry. Rfmn. 9th Btn. (d.7th Jan 1916) Thomson Robert Phillip. Sgt 9th Btn. (d.15th September 1916) Thornburn John Henry. Pte 2nd Btn. (d.18th Apr 1915) Thorne Edward Albert. Pte. 13th Btn. Thornley Joseph. Rfn. 13th Btn. (d.11th April 1917) Thornley Percy. Rflmn. 2nd Btn. (d.15th May 1915) Thornton John. Rflmn. 11th Bn. (d.25th February 1916) Thornton John. Cpl. 16th (St. Pancras) Btn. Thumwood Albert James. Rflmn. 1st Battlion Thurling Victor. CSM. 2nd Btn. Timberlake Harry. Rflmn. 8th Battalion (d.15th September 1916) Toft James. Rfl. 7th Btn. (d.4th Oct 1915) Tomlinson Harold. L/Cpl. 1st Btn. (d.23rd Oct 1916) Tompkins Gilbert. Rflmn. 7th Btn. (d.30th July 1915) Toynbee R V. Lt. 2nd Battalion Trevelyan James Victor. 1st Btn. (d.4th October 1917) Trevorrow John Richard. Cpl 3rd Battalion Trimmer William Edward. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.6th February 1915) Trott Frank. Pte. 13th Btn. (d.7th November 1918) Tuffin Albert Edgar. 52nd (Graduated) Btn. Turnour Arthur William Winterton. 2nd Lt. 2nd Btn. (d.25/09/1915) Turvey Herbert Charles. 16th Btn. (d.7th Aug 1916) Vickers Harry Edward. Rflmn. Viney Sidney Charles. 10th Btn. (d.23rd Sep 1917) Wade William. Rflmn. 9th Batallion (d.11th May 1916) Wardhaugh Frank. Rfmn. 8th Btn. (d.30th July 1915) Wardle Albert Henry. Rflmn. 1st Battalion (d.6th April 1918) Warr Richard William. Rflmn. 7th Battalion (d.20th Aug 1916) Warwick John Robert . Rfmn. 10th Btn. (d.29th Aug 1915) Watkins Charles. Rfn. (d.27th May 1917) Watkins Charles. Rfmn. (d.27th May 1917) Watkins Charles. Rflmn. 10th Btn. (d.27th May 1917) Welch Henry Thomas. Rflmn. 16th Btn (Prince Consort's Own) (d.1st October 1916) Wells Thomas W.. Rflmn. 1st Btn. (d.27th April 1915) Welsh George. Pte. 11th Battalion (d.3rd Dec 1917) West William. Lance Corporal 3rd Btn. (d.12th Jan 1915) Wheatley James William. Rflmn. (d.9th Oct 1916) Whichelow Harry Charles. Sgt. 9th (Northumberland Hussars) Btn. (d.25th September 1918) Whiteman Charles. Rflmn. 10th Battalion (d.15th September 1916) Whiting MM. John Cyril. L/Cpl. 2nd Btn. Wickings A.. L/Sgt. 9th Btn. (d.7th March 1918) Wilkes Walter Joseph. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.9th Aug 1916) Wilkinson George. Rfmn. 3rd Btn (d.25th Aug 1916) Willett Edwin. Pte. 9th Battalion Williams Arthur James. Rflmn. 3rd Btn. (d.21st Dec 1916) Williams George. Rfmn. 16th Btn (d.15th Sep 1916) Williams Ralph William. Cpl. 3rd Battalion Willmott Henry George. Sgt. 9th Btn. (d.15th Sep 1916) Wilson Charles. Cpl. 10th Btn. (d.4th Apr 1918) Wilson Charles. Cpl. 9th Btn. (d.4th April 1918) Wiltshire Frederick John. Rfmn. 9th Battalion (d.15th Sep 1916) Wiltshire Frederick John. Pte. 9th Battalion (d.15th Sept 1916) Winnett William Arthur. Rfm. 13th Btn (d.11th Apr 1917) Winter William. Rfmn. 13th Battalion (d.23rd April 1917) Wiseman Harry. L/Cpl. 9th Btn. Wiseman William Ernest. L/Cpl. 3rd Btn. (d.31st Jul 1917) Witts Arthur Thomas. Cpl. 12th Btn. Wood Alfred A. Rifleman 4th Battalion (d.10th May 1915) Wood MM. Leslie Milford. L/Cpl. 13th Btn. (d.20th Jul 1918) Woodcock John George. L/Cpl. 17th Battalion Woodey George Henry. Rflmn. 2nd Battalion (d.9th May 1915) Woodley Frank. L/Cpl. 2nd Btn. (d.9th May 1915) Woodroffe VC. Sidney Clayton. 2nd Lt. 8th Btn. (d.30th Jul 1915) Wright Charles. Rflmn. 2nd Btn. (d.31st Mar 1918) Wright George. Rflmn. 16th Btn. 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John Alexander Evans 9th Battalion Rifle Brigade (d.15th Sep1916) Alex Evans was born on 3rd October 1896, a twin and one of 12 children. On 5th May 1915 he enlisted for the Rifle Brigade at St Paul's church yard and was initially with 6th battalion. He was shipped to France on October 7th 1915 with the 9th battalion Rifle Brigade. On 18th May 1916 he was wounded in action by a gunshot to the thigh and was in hospital in Rouen and transferred to Étaples on 14th June 1916, Two days later on 16th June he rejoined his battalion on the Somme. On 14th September the battalion marched overnight from Bécordel-Bécourt to Delville Wood in readiness for the commencement of the battle of Flers-Coucelette. The battalion war diary for 16th September is sadly thin with no details but the 9th battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps diary was well kept by their officer. The extracts from the KRRC diary tells the story and fate of Alex's battalion, the 9th battalion Rifle Brigade, who led the attack on Gird Trench and Bulls Road during the first day of the battle of Flers-Courcelette (15th-22nd September 1916) on the Somme, France. The KRRC were to the rear of the Rifle Brigade. Extracts: 6.20am. Btn moved from Montauban Alley to York Alley behind 9th btn RB. 8am. The 9th btn RB appeared to be bearing away too far to their right and were only in front of the right half of A company. 8.15am. Btn passed through Switch Trench without stopping. Machine gun fire from Lesboeufs area passing over their heads (Lesboeufs being the village to their right on Bulls Road being attacked by the Guards division - the 9th btn RB will have gone through just before them.) 8.30am -8.45am. The btn continued to advance without stopping and passed through Gap Trench on the heels of 9th btn RB still bearing off to their right. 9am. Two German field guns firing towards Flers (the village to their left on Bulls Road) from a position on Sunken Road near N.32.c.5.2. Meanwhile 9th btn RB had stopped advancing and had formed a line more or less parallel with Gird Trench, their left being N.32.c.9.0. About 9.30am. I asked Capt Merewether, then commanding 9th btn RB, what were his intentions. He told me 9th Btn RB intended to attack Gird Trench at the appointed time according to the programme. Seeing as his battalion were very weak I told him that the 9th btn KRRC would advance in close support of the 9th btn RB. 9.30am. The battalion was organised in two lines behind the 9th btn RB ready to advance behind them. Btn HQ established at T.2.c.3.7 from where a good view of the front could be obtained. 9.30am – 11.20am. Our (artillery) guns did not appear to be shelling Gird Trench (meaning the German machine guns and snipers in the trench were not impeded at all). Although no friendly shelling on Gird Trench the 9th btn RB tried to advance on this trench but as soon as they got on the rising ground in front of them a hostile machine gun situated at about N.32.d.9.2 prevented them advancing. All their remaining officers (approx 16 including Capt. Merewether) were killed bar one junior officer and 315 other ranks, (including Alex), and their attack failed. Seeing this I assumed command of the remainder of the 9th btn RB. The officer of the KRRC decided it was too dangerous to continue at that time but their objectives were met later that day. Also in the diary was a reference to the tanks, "A new engine of war, a petrol- driven armoured car, termed the tank was used for the first time. Four of these machines were allotted to the division during these operations and are considered to have done splendid work." The tank. D5 Dolphin was in the area with Alex's battalion providing support. Dolphin managed to cover more ground that day than any other tank (more than 4000 yards). Alex was buried initially on the battlefield at 57c.T.2.b.35.25 before eventually being move to Combles Communal Cemetery Extension about 3 miles away. He was 19 years old. His twin brother Charlie survived the war and lived until the age of 75. Holly Kendrick Add to this record. 1206545 Major. William La Touche Congreve VC, DSO, MC, MID. Rifle Brigade (d.20th July 1916) Billy Congreve was killed in action on the 20th of July 1916, aged 25 and is buried in the Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension in France. He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Sir Walter Congreve, V.C., K.C.B., M.V.O., and Lady Congreve, of Chartley Castle, Staffs., husband of Pamela Congreve, of 15, Queen Anne's Gate, London. An extract from the London Gazette, dated 24th October, 1916 records the following: "For most conspicuous bravery during a period of fourteen days preceding his death in action. This officer constantly performed acts of gallantry and showed the greatest devotion to duty, and by his personal example inspired all those around him with confidence at critical periods of the operations. During preliminary preparations for the attack he carried out personal reconnaissance's of the enemy lines, taking out parties of officers and non- commissioned officers for over 1,000 yards in front of our line, in order to acquaint them with the ground. All these preparations were made under fire. Later, by night, Major Congreve conducted a battalion to its position of employment, afterwards returning to it to ascertain the situation after assault. He established himself in an exposed forward position from where he successfully observed the enemy, and gave orders necessary to drive them from their position. Two days later, when Brigade Headquarters was heavily shelled and many casualties resulted, he went out and assisted the medical officer to remove the wounded to places of safety, although he was himself suffering severely from gas and other shell effects. He again on a subsequent occasion showed supreme courage in tending wounded under heavy shell fire. He finally returned to the front line to ascertain the situation after an unsuccessful attack, and whilst in the act of writing his report, was shot and killed instantly." s flynn Add to this record. 1206490 Sgt. Henry Parrish MM. C Coy. 9th Btn. Rifle Brigade (d.15th Sep 1916) Henry Parrish is my great grand-father. He served in the Rifle Brigade, 9th Battalion, 'C' Company and died on the 15th September 1916 at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette leaving a wife and three children. He earned the Military Medal for his bravery during this battle. He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial. Corinne Stevens Add to this record. 1206459 Brig-Gen. John Edmund Gough VC. Rifle Brigade (d.22nd Feb 1915) Brigadier General, Sir John Edmond Gough, General Staff, A. D. C. to H.M The King. Chief of Staff, First Army late Rifle Brigade. VC. KCB. CMG. The award was won in Somaliland in 1903, he died of wounds on 22nd of February 1915 and is buried in the Estaires Communal Cemetery in France. He was the son of Gen. Sir Charles Gough, V.C., G.C.B. and the husband of Lady Gough, of 4 Upper Harley St., Regent's Park, London. s flynn Add to this record. 1206279 Rfn. Joseph Alfred Taylor 3rd Btn. Rifle Brigade Joseph Alfred Taylor Rifleman was my maternal grandfather. I have been given his pay book, pow card and section d reserve discharge papers from my Auntie. My Mum also had his photo. He was born in 1895 and lived in Clerkenwell, Islington. He was married to Hanna Simpson. They lived in Rawstone Street, Clerkenwell and later moved to Sadlers Street (now demolished ) but off Lloyds Row ( near the famous Sadlers Wells Theatre). The first entry on his pay book is July 1916,(in the field) which suggests to me the Somme Offensive. On 28/7/1917 he was captured wounded (gassed) and taken to Limburg POW camp. He survived the war and went on to serve in section D reserves. He suffered ill health as a result of the gassing and died in 1931 (gastric ulcers) when my mum was just 8 years old. Joseph was reported as captured on 28th July 1917 around the opening of the 3rd Battles of Ypres. This coincided with the early uses of Mustard Gas by the Germans. Steve Stone Add to this record. 1206173 L/Cpl. Cecil Reginald Noble VC 2nd Btn. C Company, Rifle Brigade (d.13th March 1915) Cecil Noble died of wounds on the 13th of March 1915 and is buried in the Longuenesse (ST. Omer) Souvenire Cemetery in France. An extract from the Supplement to the London Gazette of 27th April, 1915 (No. 29146) records the award of the V.C. to this N.C.O. and to C.S.M. H. Daniels "For most conspicuous bravery on 12th March, 1915, at Neuve-Chapelle, when their battalion was impeded in the advance to attack by wire entanglements, and subjected to a very severe machine-gun fire, these two men voluntarily rushed in front and succeeded in cutting the wires." s flynn Add to this record. 1206135 Cpl. Charles Frederick Draper 9th Btn Rifle Brigade (d.1st July 1916) Born at Arreton, Isle of Wight on 20th August 1889, Charles Frederick Draper was the youngest of the eight children of William and Emily Draper. His father was an agricultural labourer and later road foreman for the local District Council. Charley presumably excelled at school, because he left his agricultural roots and the Isle of Wight behind him and became a solicitor’s clerk. The 1911 census finds him as a law clerk in lodgings at Shepton Mallet. Charley enlisted in the 9th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade at Winchester on 22nd May 1915, aged 25 years and 8 months. Like the rest of his family, he was short in stature, standing 5’ 5” tall and his enlistment papers state that he had scars on both groins from a previous hernia operation. Where he spent his early months in the army I do not know, but he embarked for France on 6th April 1916 and on 12th April he was transferred to a Machine Gun Depot and arrived at Étaples on 17th of the month. He joined his battalion in the field on 20th May and was wounded in action on 27th June. According to the medical report he suffered shell wounds to his arm, leg, abdomen and chest. He died on 1st July 1916 and was interred in the Communal Cemetery at Habareq. He is also commemorated on his parents grave stone at Gore Cemetery, Arreton. Charley never married. He left a school atlas, published in 1913, in which he, or a member of the family, traced the progress of the war by underlining key locations. It remains a treasured family possession. Bridget Lewis Add to this record. 1206032 L/Cpl. Reginald Charles Simpson 4th Battalion, C Coy Rifle Brigade Granddad, Reginald Simpson, enlisted in 1916 (or was conscripted not too sure). He served in Salonika and was discharged on 25th of September 1919. C Anderson Add to this record. 1206029 Herbert Charles Turvey 16th Btn. Rifle Brigade (d.7th Aug 1916) My Grandfather, Herbert Charles Turvey, a very brave man died in these battles. We will never forget you Grandad Turvey. John Turvey Add to this record. 1205946 Cpl. Archie Aldridge Rifle Brigade Archie Aldridge enlisted in 1914, probably in either the 14th or 15th Reserve Battalions which were recruiting in Southend. He survived the war and was awarded the 1914-1915 campaign star as well as the other regular WW1 medals. Since these two Reserve battalions were used to provide replacements to the other battalions I would like to find out which one he ended up in when he shipped to France. John Ballard Add to this record. 1205918 Rflmn. Robert Howell 13th Btn. Rifle Brigade (d.1st Oct 1918) Robert Howell was killed in action on the 1st of October 1918, aged 20. Buried in the Bancourt British Cemetery, France, he had been born in Bromley, Kent. Son of Robert & Susan Howell (nee Fuller), of 37, Star Lane, Canning Town, London. They had 14 children. s flynn Add to this record. 264694 Rfmn. Ernest Edgar Harvey 12th Btn. Rifle Brigade (d.29th Dec 1915) Ernest Harvey served with the 12th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Jim McSporran Add to this record. 263448 Rfmn. Walter Brooks 7th Btn Rifle Brigade (d.16th Oct 1917) Walter Brooks was my 2nd great grand uncle. Recently I've been sent his Victory medal which was found in a scrap heap in Solihull forty years ago. I'm very proud to have it as his body was never found and his last known location was Passchendaele. I'm continuing my research in trying to find his last known location. His name is remembered at the Tyne Cot War Memorial. Lee Cope Add to this record. 263317 Rfmn. Frederick "Jerry" Targett 16th Btn. Rifle Brigade Frederick Targett served with the 16th Battalion, Rifle Brigade since 1915 to 1918 when the 39th Division was disbanded due to losses. He then served in the Labour Corps. He survived the war and was demobbed in 1919 receiving the 1914 - 1918 and Victory medals. He was my maternal grandfather. Add to this record. 263203 L/Cpl. George Charles Johnson 16th Btn. Rifle Brigade (d.3rd Sep 1916) George Johnson was my Great-grandfather, and am very proud of his service. I now know he died at Ancre on the Somme after being in action for just 7 months. I had always heard the stories growing up and am now pleased to find where he now lays at rest with so many braves souls who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Lest we forget, for I never will nor my children. Brian De-Vall Add to this record. 262991 Rflmn. Charles Wright 2nd Btn. Rifle Brigade (d.31st Mar 1918) Charles Wright was my paternal grandfather. My dad was only 5 years old when Charles was killed on the Somme in 1918, at age 35. I have only just found out about him. Rest in peace, granddad. Sheila Longstaff Add to this record. 262903 Pte Walter Naulder Rifle Brigade My grandfather Walter Naulder was with the British Expeditionary Force in the Rifle Brigade. He was the father to 4 boys (Walter born 1905, Edward born 1907, Arthur born 1910 and Albert Ian born 1914). He was severely wounded on 4th of October 1917, when he received shrapnel in his back whilst stretcher bearing and was paralysed from the waist down. He was sent home to England and ended up in a hospital for the incurable in Slough. Berkshire. Whilst in there his youngest son sadly died from whooping cough. His Army records show a rather callous note regarding his pension querying that he had 4 dependent sons, it says query Albert Ian. He was discharged from the army on 24th of April 1919. He died in 1920, he never left hospital. He was buried in an unmarked grave. Due to the efforts of my cousin, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission have recently erected a headstone. Add to this record. 262883 Rflmn. George Elder Johnstone 12th Battalion Rifle Brigade (d.28th Sep 1917) George Johnstone was my maternal Great Grandfather. David Young Add to this record. 261625 Pte. James Edward George Gibaud Rifle Brigade My grandfather, James Gibaud, was born 4th Jun 1894 at 81 Packington Street, Islington, London. He was a fancy leather goods apprentice working for his father's business at age 16. The family home prior to WW1 was 4 Fotheringham Road, Enfield, London. He is pictured riding a Douglas Model E motorcycle which was manufactured ca. 1911, which is why it is assumed he will have been age 16 or 17. Perhaps the photo was taken nearer to 1915, as he is wearing an armband on his right arm that has the King's Crown on it. He also has what appears to be an army badge on his left collar, but the image is not clear enough to confirm what it may be. The armband has been seen before in old footage during WW1 where men are enlisting and some people are wearing the same, but the significance of this armband is unknown. We believe that he joined up with the Rifle Brigade on 30th of July 1915. His surname has varied several times as Gibane and Giband. There was a family story indicating that a family member may have been a sniper during the war, could this have been him? He boxed for the army and continued to box for a while after leaving the army. I have an image of him sitting proudly next to a couple of trophies. One trophy is a large shield which appears to be Clacton Gymnasium, but that has never been confirmed. Apart from the British Army Medal Rolls Cards, no other military records can be found for my grandfather. I would dearly love to find out more if possible and also hope to find an image of him whilst in his army uniform. Peter Gibaud Add to this record.

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